Cyclicity and Connectivity in Nez Perce Relative Clauses
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Cyclicity and connectivity in Nez Perce relative clauses
This paper studies two aspects of movement in relative clauses, focusing on evidence from Nez Perce. First, I argue that relativization involves cyclic A’ movement, even in monoclausal relatives: the relative operator moves to Spec,CP via an intermediate position in an A’ outer specifier of TP. The core arguments draw on word order, complementizer choice, and a pattern of case attraction for re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Linguistic Inquiry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0024-3892,1530-9150
DOI: 10.1162/ling_a_00218